Overcrowding at Delhi Metro's Hauz Khas station sparks viral debate on urban planning and commuter chaos
Morning rush hours are always intense across Delhi-NCR's metro network. But an image shared on Friday on Reddit pushed the conversation into overdrive. The photo shows Hauz Khas metro station on the Yellow line packed wall-to-wall with passengers heading towards Millennium City Centre, in Gurugram.
With the caption 'Huge crowd going to Millennium City. What can be done to avoid such a crowd?' the post quickly struck a nerve, gathering over 1.6k upvotes and a flood of comments.
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The post prompted an outpouring of relatable frustrations and suggestions in the comments.
'There's no saving it or improving it,' wrote one user. 'They got metro every 3~10 mins either way. It's the overpopulation of Delhi. And you can't do anything about it right now.'
Another user pointed to a more structural flaw in the metro network's design: 'There is no direct metro connectivity between Dwarka, Gurgaon, Noida/Greater Noida, and Faridabad despite them not being too far from each other. Sabko Hauz Khas aa ke interchange karna padta hai, hence the rush. A long-term solution is definitely there — make a new metro line, call it the NCR line or whatever. Start it at Dwarka, make it entirely underground, let it touch the Yellow Line at HUDA City Centre, then touch the Purple Line anywhere in Faridabad, interconnect with the Blue Line in Noida Sector 52/63/62, the Red Line at New Bus Adda wherever feasible, and end it at the RapidX station in Ghaziabad. Knowing our administrators, this will never happen — because this can actually make our lives better.'
The physical toll of overcrowding also came through in personal accounts. 'Once I almost dislocated my shoulder while deboarding the metro at such a crowded station,' one commuter shared.
One Redditor said, 'Delhi just has far fewer stations and lines for its population. Just compare the numbers to something like Seoul and you'll see.'
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